There is a specific kind of frantic energy in Jacob Chacko’s single "Drive Thru Fog And Rain" (from the album "Give Me The Good Stuff") that reminds me of realizing you’re late for a meeting that might change your life, but your foot is tapping against the floor mat anyway. It captures a feeling that is kinetic, nervous, and strangely electric. https://open.spotify.com/album/3nsiOEVBM8JKDEeZ3jlePu?si=jCITTgSDSy-xdDMJWLFuiw Chacko leans hard into...

Some tracks do not ask for your attention; they simply grab you by the collar and drag you onto the dancefloor. Tyler Shea has managed to do exactly that, but with a twist. His new single "Holly" is a massive, upbeat pop track built entirely around the deeply uncool experience of having a minor panic attack over a text message. It is the sonic equivalent of...